,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjai,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the           
procurement practices of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,procurement         
,efficiency and ,transparency ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,information on cost or     
price savings from competition  7a7 ,in 
general ,chapter #ha of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #habh the       
following new section3  #habi4          
,information on cost or price savings   
from competition  7a7 ,recording of     
information ,with respect to any        
contract awarded by the ,secretary that 

is reported in the ,federal ,procurement
 ,data ,system described in section     
#aabb7;a77#d77;,a7 of title #da1 or any 
successor system1 the ,secretary shall  
record information on the amount of any 
cost or price savings realized by using 
competitive procedures in awarding such 
contract4  7b7 ,placement of records    
,the ,secretary shall place recorded    
information under subsection 7a7 as     
follows3 7#a7 ,with respect to contracts
 recorded in the ,electronic ,contract  
,management ,system1 or any successor   
system1 in such system4  7#b7 ,with     
respect to contracts not covered by     
paragraph 7#a71 in a location determined
 appropriate by the ,secretary4  7c7    
,calculation of cost savings  7#a7 ,in  
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall calculate the amount of
 cost or price savings realized by using
 competitive procedures in awarding a   
contract by--  7,a7 subtracting the     
total value of the selected offer or    
quote from the average of the total     

values of all offers or quotes          
evaluated2 or  7,b7 subtracting the     
total value of the selected offer or    
quote from the total value of the median
 offer or quote evaluated4  7#b7 ,if the
 difference calculated pursuant to      
paragraph 7#a7 is negative1 the         
,secretary shall record such difference 
as zero4  7#c7 ,the ,secretary shall    
make calculations under paragraph 7#a7  
with respect to a contract-- 7,a7 at the
 time at which the ,secretary obligates 
amounts under such contract2 or  7,b7 if
 such contract contains options1 at the 
time at which the option is exercised4  
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections at the beginning of such      
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #habh the  
following new item3  #habi4 ,information
 on cost or price savings from          
competition4  4  #c4 ,use of            
standardized procurement templates ,to  
the extent practicable1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall make        

available and use on a ,department-wide 
basis the standardized procurement      
templates used by the ,central ,office  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs1 the ,veterans ,health         
,administration1 the ,veterans ,benefits
 ,administration1 and the ,national     
,cemetery ,administration4 ,in carrying 
out this section1 the ,secretary may    
customize such templates to address     
particular procurement situations4